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And so the seventh Rugby World Cup is upon us. You’ ll need endurance for this
one: it doesn’t finish until October 23 when Christmas decorations will be
in the shops and half the Strictly contestants will be out on their
ears.

Some football fans feel betrayed when I mention rugby and react as if I’m
having an affair when I disappear to cover Six Nations matches.

So you think it’s a glorified egg-chasing game for public schoolboys? Think
again. My husband, who played international rugby, left his state school at
16 to become a farmer. Today’s rugby is dominated